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Here’s how to get your Sublime Text to highlight Sass (.scss) files correctly! First, you need to have the Package Manager installed in Sublime Text. If you already have Package Manager, skip to the next step. Copy the following command, and in Sublime Text go to View > Show Console. Paste the copied command into …Continue Reading

I read this article in my Google Reader feeds from UX Matters, called “7 Basic Best Practices for Buttons,” and immediately got to work applying some changes based on this article to a recent client site, LoyLewis.com: In less than an hour I’d improved the experience of shopping on this site and made these important …Continue Reading

When I begin working with clients to define a look & feel for their website, I start with defining the emotions they want to evoke with their branding. I ask the client to use adjectives to describe their company, culture, product or target customer. Here’s a list of helpful adjectives to use in the process, …Continue Reading

I’ve been furiously working to redesign this here website and get a proper portfolio live. I think my previous homepage promising “portfolio coming soon” was up for about a year, hopefully this is a big improvement. The new design is still in WordPress, and is built on Twitter Bootstrap via the BootstrapWP theme created by …Continue Reading

I submitted a few tiled background patterns to SubtlePatterns.com. I’ve used the site’s patterns for projects in the past, including multiple background images on LoyLewis.com, so I figured I’d return the favor. No word on whether they’ve been accepted to the site yet but for now you can download them here: Download “Dot Matrix” Download …Continue Reading

I’m doing my part in bringing more women speakers to conferences by committing to becoming one of those speakers this year. I’m also encouraging the local technical and geeky women of Girl Geek Dinners Philadelphia to join me by meeting periodically as a group to ramp up our preparations for presenting our expertise. Here’s my …Continue Reading

Just a few months ago I launched the mobile version of Bryn Mawr College’s website using responsive web design techniques to make our website content accessible to as many different users and devices as possible. Bryn Mawr Now, the College’s news magazine, published an article about the launch which includes an interview with me about …Continue Reading